Six of these performers will advance to the Recital Finals in Oberlin on Wednesday, July 18.

The Cooper Competition culminates in the Concerto Finals on Friday, July 20, as three finalists perform complete concertos with The Cleveland Orchestra at Severance Hall in Cleveland. One finalist will emerge as the 2018 Cooper champion—with a grand prize of $20,000.

All Oberlin performances are free and take place in Warner Concert Hall (77 W. College St.) on the beautiful campus of Oberlin College and Conservatory.

Click here for tickets to the Concerto Finals July 20 at Severance Hall. (Tickets begin at $13, and all students under age 18 are admitted free with a paying adult.)

CAN'T BE HERE? Follow the action live online: All preliminary rounds on campus will be live streamed at oberlin.edu/cooper.